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Dermalog beats Semlex, others to $48M biometric passport deal in DRC
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Japan pushes Apple to support digital ID card function on iPhone
Japan wants its My Number cards on the iPhone and Tim Cook is hearing about it, according to Yahoo Japan....
 
Pakistan considers tinkering with biometric channels to distribute aid
Economic assistance in Pakistan is being distributed through a direct distribution system using biometrics, but that might not be the...
Data collection during COVID-19 normalized surveillance, says civil liberties organization
The COVID-19 pandemic spread more than just viral infection, with trends in surveillance presenting new concerns about personal data risk...
 
Research hints that biometric authentication is gaining real momentum with consumers
Commercial biometric authentication may have reached the point in its history as a culture-changing technology when consumers, regulators and businesses...
Dust from voter ID biometrics contracts ‘irregularities’ yet to settle in Liberia, Kenya
Talks continue around Liberia’s process to select a contractor for the supply of biometric voter ID equipment in the country,...
 
Brazil’s biometrics-based federal services platform is a risk to rights, liberties: report
The merging of registers, including biometrics, to create a centralized database for authenticating users of Brazil’s government services platform was...
Stalking-horse report on facial recognition in Indian airports draws arrows
A report out of India about responsible AI has been quickly criticized for being incomplete. The 74-page report in question,...
 
Nigeria’s Edo State residents soon to have biometric ID cards linked to NIMC database
The Governor of Nigeria’s Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has reiterated the importance of a smart biometric card dubbed ‘Edo Card’...
Idemia biometrics roll out at airports in Abu Dhabi, Singapore and California
Next50 has begun implementing its facial recognition system at Abu Dhabi International Airport, with biometric solutions from Idemia and SITA...
 
Alcatraz AI shows biometric data security commitment with ISO certifications
Alcatraz AI has announced it is now certified for a trio of standards from the International Standards Organization to bolster...
Facial recognition software for employee time and attendance reports launched by RecFaces
Dubai-based RecFaces has launched a facial recognition software solution for employee time and attendance tracking with autonomously operating terminals. The...
 
Identity Orchestration: How to drive digital transformation, modernize security, and innovate
By Mike Vesey, Founder and CEO of IdRamp 2022 will go down as a particularly challenging year for the technology sector....
China’s political biometric ID surveillance grows in scope and tech
A surveillance systems company unfamiliar outside its native China is coming into view as Beijing pushes biometrics recognition into more...
 
Early ‘register anywhere’ wins might mean more biometric centers in Philippines
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines is considering additional biometrics capture sites for its register anywhere project (RAP)....
  Make digital ID systems flexible with open source and standards: Tony Blair Institute
  Dermalog beats Semlex, others to $48M biometric passport deal in DRC
  Innovatrics launches digital identity verification API as consumer understanding improves
  Fingerprint Cards unveils new biometric sensor model for secure access control
  Idemia, Incode and SITA unveil international market, operations expansions
  Thales Digital ID Wallet certified to ISO mobile driver’s license standard by UL
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Presentation attack detection: Measuring performance of APCER and BPCER
APCER and BPCER are acronyms for error rates used to quantify the performance of presentation attack detection (PAD) systems. This...
 
Single-frame facial liveness detection: How it works to reduce user friction and abandonment
The ability to ascertain facial liveness from a single-image frame enables high-performance presentation attack detection without adding friction to the...
On-demand webinar: Why combine customer identity verification and authentication?
Customer identity verification and authentication are often treated as separate processes, dealt with by separate teams and supported by separate...
 
ISO PAD and FIDO testing comparison
Two of the most popular testing services that iBeta offers are ISO 30107 compliance, and FIDO Biometrics Component Certification. To...
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